Welcome to the inaugural post of “CASCA Presents”, the newest initiative of the Canadian Anthropology Society! In a curated and multi-modal way, “CASCA Presents” promotes members’ scholarship, advocacy, and activism: CASCA’s membership exemplifies the very best of Canadian anthropology.…
David Paul Lumsden June 9th, 1943 - May 27th, 2020 Please see the following in memory of anthropologist David Lumsden: https://yfile.news.yorku.ca/2020/06/14/passings-professor-emeritus-david-lumsden/ and https://www.wardfuneralhomes.com/memorials/david-lumsden/4227453/ In recognition of his long and dedicated service to York University, the David Lumsden Graduate Student Research Fund was…
JILL M. Le CLAIR, PhD February 6, 1947 - October 24, 2020 Jill's family and friends are saddened to announce her sudden death on Saturday, October 24, 2020 in Toronto. Jill was born in England and came to Canada with…
J. E. Michael Kew (1932-2020) Professor J. E. Michael Kew (Mike to those of us who knew him), was born in Quesnel, BC in 1932, and departed this life on November 22, 2020 in Vancouver, BC. He was one of the North…
Submitted by Naomi M. McPherson, Assoc Prof Emerita, Anthropology, UBC (Header photo: David Reese Counts, 2002, courtesy of Rebecca Counts) Renowned for his kind and warm smile, it is in character that David would die peacefully in his sleep with…
Call for collaborators: Ecologies of Harm: Mapping Contexts of Vulnerability in the Time of Covid-19 Researchers at UBC Anthropology seek collaborators for an open access, mapping project: Ecologies of Harm: Mapping Contexts of Vulnerability in the Time of Covid-19. This…
Outstanding Graduating Anthropology Student Awards This award, launched in 2017, aims to help Canadian university and college anthropology departments recognize their top graduating Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students and to promote awareness of CASCA. Each spring, departments may select one…
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Congratulations - Wendy Wickwire awarded the CSN-RÉC Book Prize Congratulations to Wendy Wickwire whose book At the Bridge: James Teit and An Anthropology of Belonging is the 2020 winner of the Canadian Studies Network Best Book in Canadian Studies Prize!…
Deep and Sheltered Waters: The History of Tod Inlet By David R. Gray, 2020, Royal BC Museum https://shop.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/product/deep-and-sheltered-waters/ This new book tells the fascinating story of the people and community of Tod Inlet, near Victoria, BC. The author draws from…